Chennai

Amjad Ali Khan condoles death of Gangubai

By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:13 am

Chennai, Noted sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan today condoled the death of classical music maestro Gangubai Hangal.
In a statment here, he said, ”It is indeed a very sad moment for the world of Indian classical music to have lost one of its great representatives.” ”I have shared some memorable moments with Ms [...]

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Train services restored

By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:10 am

Hubli, Train Services, suspended between Tinaighat and Castel Rock in Hubli Division of South Western Railway (SWR) due to landslide, were restored today.
The Hazrat Nizamuddin-Vasco-da-Gama Goa Express and the Vasco-da-Gama-Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Express would run as per schedule.
The Chennai-Vasco-da-Gama Weekly Express empty rake, which is available at Hubli, would run as [...]

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TN to face financial crisis due to global recession:Minister

By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:04 am

Chennai, Tamil Nadu would face a tight financial position during 2009-10 as there is likely to be a fall in revenue due to global recession, Finance Minister K Anbazhagan told the Assembly today.
Replying to the debate on the demand for grants for the year 2009-10, he said the government was likely to face [...]

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Breach of privilege cases against CPI, CPI(M) leaders scrapped

By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:00 am

Chennai, The Tamil Nadu Assembly today withdrew the breach of privilege cases against the CPI and CPI(M) floor leaders in deference to the wishes of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Making a statement under Rule 110, Mr Karunanidhi said it was routine for the opposition parties to charge that enough time was not given [...]

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Breach of privilege cases against CPI, CPI(M) leaders scrapped

By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 6:09 pm

Chennai, The Tamil Nadu Assembly today withdrew the breach of privilege cases against the CPI and CPI(M) floor leaders in deference to the wishes of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Making a statement under Rule 110, Mr Karunanidhi said it was routine for the opposition parties to charge that enough time was not given [...]

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Mettur Dam to be opened for irrigation on Aug 7 : CM

By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 12:49 pm

Chennai, Thanks to heavy inflow due to rain in catchment areas of Karnataka and Kerala, the sluice gates of the Mettur Dam will be opened for irrigation on August seven, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi announced in the State Assembly today.
Making a Statement under Rule 110, Mr Karunanidhi said the release of water [...]

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AIADMK to boycott bypolls to 5 Assembly constituencies in TN

By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:14 am

Chennai, In a surprise development, the main Opposition AIADMK today decided to boycott the August 18 byelections to five Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
A decision to this effect was taken at the emergency executive committee meeting chaired by Party Supremo and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa at Coonoor in Nilgiris district, where she [...]

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AIADMK to boycott TN Assembly Bypolls

By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:13 am

Chennai, In a surprising development, the main Opposition AIADMK and its allies today decided to boycott the August 18 by-elections to five Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Hours after the AIADMK took the decision at its emergency executive committee meeting chaired by Party Supremo J Jayalalithaa at Coonoor in Nilgiris District, where she [...]

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Eleven new H1N1 flu cases take toll to 308

By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:10 am

New Delhi, Eleven new laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 were reported today, including four from Delhi, two each from Hyderabad, Pune and Kochi and one from Chennai, taking the toll to 308 in the country.
Out of the four cases in Delhi, one is an 18-year-old male who had travelled from Singapore by Singapore [...]

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Two killed in road accident

By chennaivision at 21 July, 2009, 10:09 am

Chennai, Two youths were crushed to death by a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus at the Adyar overbridge today.
Police said the duo, Meeran (27) and his friend Dinesh, riding a two-wheeler, when they tried to squeak past the Velacherry-bound MTC bus and a sand-laden lorry.
They were sandwiched between the two vehicles and [...]

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